Wave normals ________ on a rocky headland
Fill in the blank(s) with correct word
converge
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Dry summers and winter precipitation maxima characterize this small biome is located in 5 disparate locations, typically on the west coast of continents between 30° and 40° latitude
A) Mediterranean shrubland B) Midlatitude grassland C) Midlatitude broadleaf and mixed forest D) Tropical savanna
Match the seafloor terms to their correct definitions
A) Flat seafloor in the deep ocean B) Wedge of sediments deposited by turbidity currents that formed at the base of the slope C) Narrow creases in the seafloor that result from subduction D) Gently sloping, submerged extension of the continent E) A steep incline that marks the boundary between the continental crust and the oceanic crust 1) Continental shelf 2) Abyssal plain 3) Submarine trench 4) Continental rise 5) Continental slope
The lithosphere refers to the
A) plasticky interior of the Earth that moves in response to heating from the interior. B) molten lava that is ejected from volcanoes. C) land part of the Earth only. D) solid upper part of the Earth, including the crust and uppermost mantle.
Despite the profound effects that earthquakes have had on civilizations for so many centuries, systematic scientific observations were not made until the early ________ century, when good descriptions were made of earthquake effects on the land.
A. thirteenth B. nineteenth C. seventeenth D. twentieth E. eighteenth